{"id":6451,"date":"2026-04-07T22:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/?p=6451"},"modified":"2026-04-09T02:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T07:01:13","slug":"khmer-new-year-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/2026\/khmer-new-year-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Khmer New Year 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Next week is Khmer New Year, celebrating the start of the 2,570th year of the Buddhist Era in Cambodia. In the Chinese Zodiac this also will mark the beginning of the Year of the Horse in Cambodia. On Monday MCC Cambodia held a joint Easter and Khmer New Year celebration. This included a time of worship, foot washing as well as traditional Khmer New Year games and lots of good food and fellowship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260406_1007132-1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Khmer New Year is based on a lunar calendar and is often close to Easter (9 days apart this year) which is also based on a lunar calendar &#8211; falling on the first Sunday after the first&nbsp;ecclesiastical full moon&nbsp;that occurs on or after March 21. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"6471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_17-53-43-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_17-53-43-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_17-53-43-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_17-53-43-1-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_17-53-43-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"6466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0604-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6466\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0608-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0608-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0608-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0608-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0608-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0608-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0608-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0608-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"6472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0635-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0635-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0635-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0635-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0635-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0635-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0635-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0635-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"6467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0602-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0602-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0602-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0602-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0602-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0602-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0602-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0602-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"6470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0640-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0640-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0640-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0640-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0640-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0640-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0640-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_0640-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">MCC Cambodia team leaders washing feet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After the devotional we played traditional Khmer New Year games like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/2023\/%e1%9e%94%e1%9f%84%e1%9f%87%e1%9e%a2%e1%9e%84%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%82%e1%9e%bb%e1%9e%89-throw-seeds\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4710\">Throw Seeds<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/2023\/%e1%9e%9b%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%94%e1%9f%82%e1%9e%84%e1%9e%9c%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%99%e1%9e%80%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%a2%e1%9e%98-smash-the-pot\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4700\">Smash the Pot<\/a>, and &#8211; a new one to me &#8211; Grab the Leaf (\u178a\u178e\u17d2\u178f\u17be\u1798\u179f\u17d2\u179b\u17b9\u1780\u1788\u17be). It is bit like capture the flag but the tag game only starts after someone picks up the branch. So there are a lot of mindgames. As is normal for Khmer New Year baby powder and water were thrown with increasingly frequency as the day went on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"6479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_18-02-55-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_18-02-55-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_18-02-55-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_18-02-55-1-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_18-02-55-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grab the Leaf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"6478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_18-02-35-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_18-02-35-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_18-02-35-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_18-02-35-1-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_18-02-35-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Powder was Thrown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"6477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_18-02-45-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_18-02-45-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_18-02-45-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_18-02-45-1-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_18-02-45-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Smash the Pot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"6476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-08_10-20-18-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-08_10-20-18-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-08_10-20-18-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-08_10-20-18-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-08_10-20-18.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Crystal spraying everyone with a hose<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"6474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_18-02-39-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_18-02-39-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_18-02-39-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_18-02-39-1-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_18-02-39-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Smash the Pot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We also welcomed a new team member &#8211; Sovanich Chhoun &#8211; who just started on Monday as our new Program Assistant. Sovanich is a regular of Nations church in Phnom Penh and previously joined MCC&#8217;s YAMEN program spending a year of service in Nicaragua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1280\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 720 \/ 1280;\" width=\"720\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/video_2026-04-08_10-22-00.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260406_144703-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6482 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260406_144703-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260406_144703-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260406_144703-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260406_144703-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260406_144703-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260406_144703-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260406_144703-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>I was happy that one of my old favorites &#8211; the bamboo pole dance &#8211; returned to our Khmer New Year festivities this year. In this traditional dance two people clap bamboo poles together in a simple (but accelerating) rhythm while the participants dance in and out while avoiding having their ankles caught by the rhythmic snapping of the bamboo. It looks more dangerous than it is as long as the clappers know what they&#8217;re doing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260406_144925.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is always a fun activity with our multicultural team. I think they did pretty well this year even if it doesn&#8217;t quite look the same as <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DpvKpHH9hUc?si=gDGHjOvbih5i8oV4&amp;t=228\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DpvKpHH9hUc?si=gDGHjOvbih5i8oV4&amp;t=228\">the professional dancers<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260406_151530-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260406_151530-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260406_151530-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260406_151530-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260406_151530-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260406_151530-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260406_151530-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MCC Cambodia Team in April 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We have regional meetings in South Korea over the upcoming weeklong holiday so we won&#8217;t be in country for the actual festivities this year. More on that in a future update.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next week is Khmer New Year, celebrating the start of the 2,570th year of the Buddhist Era in Cambodia. In the Chinese Zodiac this also will mark the beginning of the Year of the Horse in Cambodia. On Monday MCC Cambodia held a joint Easter and Khmer New Year celebration. This included a time of&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/2026\/khmer-new-year-2026\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5],"tags":[155,110,133,150,167],"class_list":["post-6451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-life-in-cambodia","tag-easter","tag-games","tag-holiday","tag-new-years","tag-traditional","post_format-post-format-image"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-06_18-02-35.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paVixa-1G3","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6451"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6486,"href":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6451\/revisions\/6486"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}